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United Press International reported today that the French Council of State has ordered Eutelsat to cease broadcasting the Lebanese-based station al-Manar. The station was banned for broadcasting racist messages to […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems, a supplier of satellite communications equipment, expects strong revenue growth in 2005. The company recently won a contract with the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications […]

International Launch Services (ILS) said the window for the launch of the Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems Co.-built AMC 16 will open Dec. 17 at 4:41 a.m. EST. The satellite […]

The Arizona Republic today is reporting that General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a $209 million contract from Orbimage Inc. to build an imaging satellite for the U.S. military. The […]

Navteq today announced that it has been selected by Sirius Satellite Radio to provide it with real-time traffic information. The new service offered by Sirius will provide consumers with regularly […]

HyperSpace Communications Inc. today said it has signed a reseller agreement with iDirect Technologies Inc. Under the terms of the deal, iDirect will deploy HyperSpace’s HyperWeb 7.0 in the satellite […]

XM Satellite Radio has been added to the Nasdaq-100 index. The Nasdaq-100 Index comprises the 100 largest non-financial stocks listed on the Nasdaq based on market capitalizations. “We are honored […]

KVH Industries Inc. said that Sherrod Vans, a high-end van converter, will be offering its TracVision A5 low-profile satellite TV antenna as an option for its new vehicles. The TracVision […]

Maxwell Technologies Inc. had introduced a high-speed, high-performance digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that the company says combines the latest commercial technology with proprietary radiation mitigation technology to meet the high reliability […]

The DirecTV Group [DTV] last week announced it has sold a 50 percent equity stake in a new entity that will contain the assets of Hughes Network Systems (HNS) to […]

Multi-platform music network Music Choice announced the launch of its signals on Panamsat’s Galaxy-5 satellite. The Panamsat bird will carry the signal for the next 15 years. Financial terms of […]

State and local government groups, including the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors, Council of […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems believes its latest contract with the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications equipment will act as a strong reference to gain other deals in the military […]

In a letter addressed “To All Who Are Interested in WildBlue,” WildBlue Communications’ CEO Tom Moore said his company is currently undergoing initial testing of its broadband satellite Internet service […]

In an effort to give a little something back to the military community while getting some use out of old inventory, World Communication Center began a program under which the […]

DirecTV Inc. Dec. 6 said that, starting on the DEC. 7, the direct-to-home satellite television service provider would offer SKY TG24, an Italian news channel. The channel would be available […]

Interactive television is about to go through a key period in the United Kingdom, with most of the innovation likely to take place on BSkyB’s satellite platform. In its most […]

One of the keys to winning market share in what is becoming a very heated industry sector will be which company can get its receivers in the hands, or in […]

The space industry sales are poised to follow their growth trend that began in 2002, according to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). John Douglass said during the association’s annual year-end […]

Fledgling provider of in-flight high-speed data services Connexion by Boeing said last week it increased its air routes to 10 from 6 since the service was launched earlier this year. […]

DirecTV Inc. said that Martin Mullen, also known as Martin Stewart, was sentenced earlier this week by the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida to seven years […]

Helen Reed, the new head of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, is planning to have university students build and launch a satellite. According to university newspaper The […]

DigitalGlobe said Dec. 8 that the Nature Conservatory is using DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the world. According to DigitalGlobe, […]

SES Global Dec. 7 completed its final day of trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company said it made the decision to delist following the listing of Fiduciary Depositary […]

According to Reuters, a group of investors is planning an offer to buy Mexican satellite firm Satmex. Mexico City-based Constellation Group, an investment vehicle created for the takeover effort, has […]

Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate, Skylogic, has signed a deal with Chinese telco, Chinasatcom, to improve communications between China and Italy. The deal will see Chinasatcom and Skylogic create a two-way broadband […]

Boeing said that a planned Dec. 11 demonstration launch of its Delta 4 Heavy launch vehicle was scrubbed following an outage of the rocket’s environmental control system. Engineers have not […]

G2 Satellite Solutions, an independent wholly owned subsidiary of Panamsat Corp., said that MCI has renewed a multi-million dollar, two-year deal for satellite services. Under the terms of the deal, […]

BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, will make its Sky Text service available on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service, Freeview, for the first time in the U.K. It will […]

Satellite News has learned that Japan’s government has approved plans to launch a satellite early next year. According to an Associated Press report, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will […]